The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
ARESENAT0RS MAGNATES?
AN INVENTORY or THIS AMERICAN
HOUSE OF LORDS"
Very Tow Milllonaires or Even Rich
Mon-Mostly Living on Salaries-A
Worry Great Deal Of Republican sim-
pllclty Stlll Obtains.

tHNANF 1850
Washington special to the Globe Democrat
During the last ten years it has become
50 fashionable to abuse the Senate by call
ing it the "Amcricau House OF Lords
and to arruign senators MS corrupt
~millionaires, most Of whom bought
their way to their seats, that it
is the general impression that those
conditions of opulcncc and exclusive
ness prevailed to such nm cNtcnt as to i'm.
pair the usefulness Of that body and to rU-
fleet moro or less dishonesty on its mcm-
bers,
ono day this week, meeting Senator
Eyarts and Senator Voorhees, %lunching I'm
the Senate restaurant, ! called their alton
ton to the prevailing impression, and IN
quircd u the American Senate WIS really
u body OF millionires and the creatures OF
corporations
'M~illionaircsl" exclaimed Mr.. voorhees,
with u sniff OF indignation, 81 don't believe
that there is n national legislature in the
world whose members pusscsslrs money
"llousc of Lorls'' echoed Mr.. ENarls;
"Cvcry senator represents the people vt u
definite organized section of the republic,
while the House Of Lords represents moth,
ing but prescription the entail of an her
cditary nristocracy.'
The next day | called on Senator ingalls,,
who, M presiding officer of the Senate,
speaks 10 q certain extent officially. ~
cannot understand" said he, why II rs
that the newspapers oi the country repro
sent the Senate Ms composed ut railroad at
torncys aud 'magnatcs'. The charge might
lust M well bc brought against tho Evan.
rrlical alliance. Why don't you inquire
into this matter and tell the truth about
it?' ut once set about the inquiry. Dur.
inc It's progress | learned something Ol
whatJamcs a.. Blaine and President Clcvc.
land arc worth. Blaine is worth, | am
told, in the ncighborhood vi SOFT, 600. The
President can probably count up $4,000
90 his credit.
Yesterday they showed mo n curious
document NJ the Whitc-hOusc a bond
which the President has Just signed for
his steward, probably the first bond ever
signed by u President 10 enable the pur-
ycvor Of tho executive mansion 10 enter
ON his duties. II was NIL carefully filled
in Mr.. Clcycland's delicate and rather
dainty hand, aud in II no has stated, In
| non urummittnl terms, that his real estate
in the District NJ Columbia was worth
"morc than $4,000 aud his personal
property ''morc than SlO,OOO.' 80 the
! President l. worth ''morc than $4,000 in
| Washington. not counting his Albany and
Buffalo investments aud Mu. Clcyclands
real estate ia Omaha.
TuE ESTATE.
Lot ma take the States ia order Of geo.
graphical sequence.
Maine FRYE IN a poor man, dependent
ON his salary ior his support; Hale oppor.
tuuyly married Zach Chambers daughter,
and with her won about thnrc.qunrtcrs ul
a million dollars. Now hc about holds ht'
own.
New Hampshire Blair " u poor man
and a pretty good senator, that, however
Is outside the range ul this inquiry. Chan.
dlcr il q man II moderate means worth
perhaps. $1,000
Vermont -Elmunis has always beer
industrious aud thriity, seldom dcclininI
to lit anything that lac could carry. "
IN q corporation lawyer. aud probably
worth sJOO,UO1. His beautiful house I'm
u separate staircase Tor his dog to ~ NJ
aud down from floor 10 ilpur. morrill,, tUu
!, we'll fixed. lie got his money In homes
trade, having been u merchant. lrl"r
hc came a. the Senate hc was indcpcnd
,nt, and has since accumulated 10y th,
gradual aCrrciiOng ui % frugal man.
Massachusetts Hour has nothing, ] hc
lipyc, but "A house In Worcester, which IN
has not entirely paid for, aud Dawes IN I'm
dcrsluod Ia be- without property.
Rhode Island Alinch Was u poor farm
cr's boy and went into Providence nbou
~ Dick Wilmington went into London
lie bcnn ~ a clerk In q grocery, and hn
given 70 fall equivalent IN hard aud homes
work Tor every dollar Lee owns Hprubahl.
-pmc s1OD.Opl. Case N still better oil, bc
ing worth $4,000, which hU made Ia cot
ton manufacturing.
Connecticut llaNlcy might b. NJ prou,
~ Miss Mnclirdc Of various things Ol III
reputation Tor answering integrity, NJ M
splendid military rrcOri, Oi his Puriinl
ancestry. lie owns q quarter ui the Hart
ford tDurlHf and all that implies, und gets
I believe. &l,uOD q year for Eur,iug thl
American Exchange In Europe In u clIur
ity oi president lie insists that thUru ar
a good many things MON valuable thai
money. rlntt is fixed ahout the same way
and has sriurrly any income except III.
salary. lie Is un honest and able lawyer
but has never saved much beyond hI
house M M,rilrn. lie ulIums That ~,
man Who b. thoroughly comfortable is jas
ns we'll oil o., IL hc we're rich.
Nrw York EyurA Las Dig fees and I'm
mpnsr practice, hut hr hp always live.
styliAhly, and N not iirh man. ilisrpul
~ probably worth one quarter uS much cd
IyIfis.
New Jcnuy Both the Now Jersey zen
aturs aro well Fixed Mrlhvr,ou has 0
handsome fortune earned iu the law au,
iu stocks. and Blodp'ii. tw"uiy lNc yrlr
asu % Sew Haven muclinist, ulturWurl br
came Cutanglrd with New Jenny railroad
with thc usual rNult,
r,nusylyanin Don Cameron said IN mi
presence last summer that hS income Nu
'uhuut $4,000 % year about $40 q day.
IIr u the only man In the Senate who lu
hpnlcd wealth Quay IA worth ron'
stu,UyD.
Delaware salisbury mover shows an,
evidence uf o. fortune iu Washington, b
probably poor Gry b said 10 be- word
s1j.UJu.
Maryland Guruan has hrnn In unic,
every year Ul hiB life rinr' lv WIS iNitlyri
years Old. having been then appointed 0
page in tie body NJ which ho b. - o
member Meantime, however, ho hw
made some money In thc Chesapeake q
Ohio canal rUuplnys stock. lie is com
iuflnbly oil. Wilson b. not a mun ui murl
property.
Virginia Daniel lives In q house hc
longingtoh is wife. Riddlcltruri b. re- pru.
deal worse Oh than that. md bus nothing
North Carolina Ransom rhymes wi.
handsome, which hc Is, but De- al-.
rhymcB with impuCuuious. NluD. vii,
hal money enabling him 10 buy d huus.
hero In Washington Ills best iuyn,h a.
mungi rated against the erection IT th,